Automobile direction-indicator



F. E. ALLEN.

AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED 0cT.6.' I9I1.

1,332,094. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

gyvuwntom Eitmzm IRAN K E. ALLEN, OF PENOKEE, KANSAS.

AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION-ILTDICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, .1920.

Application filed October 6,1917. Serial 110.1%,069,

and useful Improvements in Automobile Direction-Indicators; and I do hereby declare the followingv to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent1on,.such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in direction indicators and has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character whereby the operator of the automobile may readlly and conveniently indicate to the traffic in the front and rear thereof in which direction a turn is to be made or if a stop is contemplated, thus obviating numerous accidents caused by a proaching traific not being aware of t e procedure of the respective automobile.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a signaling arm disposed laterally of an automobile and adapted to be swung into various positions to indicate in which direction a turn is to be made or if a stop is to be made.

A further object. of this invention is the provision of novel means for actuatin said signaling arm and which is so locate that the same is in convenient reach of the operator whereby the operator may readily and conveniently actuate the signaling arm.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of an automobile direction indicator of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and efficient and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawingvin which igure 1 is a fragmentary perspective 'threa enlarged portion 6 and has Q s view of an automoblle direction ndicator constructed in accordance with my invention, I

the same, Fi 3 is a detail seu'onal view illustrat-v mg t e means of pivotally supporting the si naling arm to the automobile, ig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating the means of securing a quadrant either to the body of an automobile or to'the steering'post thereof, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5pf Fig. 4.

Referringin detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicatesan automobile having Fig. 2 1s a fragmentary rear elevation of secured thereto vertical uprights 2 which 1 support an ordinary. wind shield 3. The vertical uprights 2 are adapted to have my invention secured or supported thereon. A clamp 4 is secured to one of the vertical uprights2 by means of a bolt 5 and has an en arged portion 6 that is internally ,screw ed. An arm 7 is threaded into the ivoted to its outer end a signaling arm 8.

arm 8 may be. of any desired formation an has formed upon its pivoted end a curved arm 9 to which is secured a cable 10. The cable 10 passes over a; pulley 11 secured to the body of the automobile and connected to an actuating or operating lever 12. The operating lever 12 is pivoted to a quadrant 13 as illustrated at 14. The operatin lever 12 has slidably mountedlthereon a 0g 15 controlled by a hand grip 16, whereby the dog may be .disen aged from the various notches in the quadrant for the purpose of he signalin swinging the signaling arm 8 into various positions as illustrated in Fig. 2.

When the signaling arm 8 occupies a position as illustrated at A in Fig. 2, it mdicates that the automobile is going to make a turn to the left. When the signaling arm is moved 'in to position as illustrated at B,

' it indicates that a stop is to be made. When the signaling arm occupies a position as illustrated at C it indicates that the automobile is going to make a turn to the right. The normal position of the signaling arm being dis osed downwardly in a vertical plane as illustrated in full lines in Fig. 2

and which lies in close proximity to the body of the automobile but when moved into signaling position as illustrated ,at A, B, and U, it will be in clear view of the traflicin front and rear of the respective automobile. The signaling arm 8 may be painted or coated any desired color, but preferably white so that the same can be seen at night time.

The ends of the quadrant 13 are connected by a bar 17 which may be bolted or otherwise secured to the side of the automobile as illustrated in Fig. 1 in convenient reach of the operator.- However, the quadrant'13 may be readily and conveniently secured to the steering post 18 of the automobile by means of a clamp or bracket 19 secured to the bar 17, whereby the operator of the automobile ay reach around the steering wheel 20 and actuate the operating lever 12 to swing the signaling arm into various signaling positions.

While I have shown and. described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement screw threaded end threaded .into said socket, a shoulder formed on said arm and adapted to abut one end of the clamp for l1m1t1ng the movement of the screw threaded end of the arm within said socket,

a signaling member pivoted to the free end of said arm at a point adjacent one end, and an operating means connected to the signalmg member for swinging said signaling member into various s'ignalin positions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa ture in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK E. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

R. A. COLLINS, C. L. KOBLER. 

